Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-27

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ASS noN March 12.-You cannot live
Iandon long without learning many
IA ~ J.. Tossons il you keep your eyes open
ne 'UI 1 rour UNDERSTANDING alert in STUDYING
n tHu sjt,irg street scenes. Let us tsSe
s waIk down Pentonviile or 0s' 'onn
',roet road in ls4ington' we
ill suppose the time 10 DC
WI, norning. Now by "early" L
'" an Tondoner's idea of ''esrly," Whlcn
- somewnere between 9 and ~ o'c!oeS.
,,;s mt the custom of the country ITO
40 with the lark" or, if it Is, larks IN
Nh land must be late risers. The other
IA trnism. "the early bird catches the
sM ,orm ,, in English Interpretation pFesup-
IS ,osas dense stupidity on the part OF the
Nj porn, for venturing out sin the middle OF
# the night" as 1t "ere'
ID THE JovIAL COsrER.
S. Wall in our ramble, we find all things
"a e.. ,,,Ii sviug. The street COStermOngers
ore on the war path. THESE boosters" are
lass seem nowhere as in London. So
ally. they are species OF Bohemian
tradasmen, holding about the same place
a. compared with the Picadllly green
b %yoc9r that the sidewalk artist does to his
west End brother who SENDS ms pictures
"a 60 tnn academy. His father, often
Sjs grandfather, has been coster, and
u his bows. If he have any, Will be COS
81 tars His ideas on the subjects
Isl ~ ,nstr1m0ny and morals are some
what vague. Marriage ceremonies be con-
sders useless forms altogether. so when
u he elects to settle down to "home," If
III bIs one room can be called such, he
ia 1Ases M" with some girl he likes, and
fine TWO lOg on together with average sue
cess. He is generally true 80 MIS- SELF
eected ..missus," and not more unkind
al tban the lower classes are in all coun-
tries. OF course, he sometimes DULLES her
g and beats her, but quite as often he is
Y good to her In his way, and nearly al
Gays be Is possessed of an Unborn horror
nf reaching the condition of ultimate pau
8 nprism. and the "workus' is his DOGGY"
81 me which be devOtes his life to circum-
y venting, whether honestly or dishonesty.
81 HIS LIFE FROM DAY TO DAY.
u He has a rough, crude idea of honesty
d in his dealings with his fellOwmen,a be
that man a coster or customer. Keen
q of wit from his life in the street, he often
q cracks Joke over his wares while max
q Ing a sale. Sometimes he calls these
each sort. These 'street CRIES" have
been written about in many books,
Il and they are as unalterable as the
laws of the Modes and Perslans. He
trundles his wares before him in long,
4 shallow barrow. Sometimes he owns a
/ donkey, and in this case he walks gravely
beside the grim little beast OF burden,
who, strangely enough, always looks TO
me as though all life were a droll joke.
4 The policeman is obliged to keep the
cOsters "a-movin' on" They must not
4 stand blocking up the way. let wlthal
there is deal OF fraternity between
"bObDies" and costers.
BUYING HIS WARES.
The cOster is up early in the morning
while luxurious London sleeps. He is
then in the market buying his goods IN
the gray dawning. Covent Garden
market is the favored one for green stuffs,
cut flowers and growing plants. For fish,
etc, Billingsgate is the place. | once
rose at j O'Clock in the morning, ana
prowled about Billingsgate and CoVent
Garden as they opened their big gates and
avenues to the incoming Thames
river barges, and the rumbling covered
carts and wagons OF the market
men from Kent, Surrey, Essex and other
nearby rural counties. 1t was no small
kllng over their days purchases. Later
On saw one or two trundling about the
streets these same purchases. One won-
1ers where the LEFT over" stuff goes to,
~ Is seldom there is any, but If so it Is
Kept IN the one room in the barrow along
WIN the "MisSus" and the coster's
KIDS" to use their own designation of
Aeir children. watering can freshens
Inc STOCK next day, which is
~ lngenously mixed UP with
z III supplies. To refined palates
ee,' stock in trade Is mostly delusion
al snare, but to third class cravings
e Is all what 1t should be. On the whole
Se coster is not bad fellow. He has his
Hs. Il particular rounds to travel in his
bKh particular parishes. You get 10
~" mn usually and tip him nod as
t1 passes, or you exchange the time OF
10y WIFE aim. If you be kind OF heart
IL nu the DAY be bleak you give him the
rice OF glass" at the nearest pub"
~ piece OF "baccy." Next time he
asses your house, the chances are he
WI tetcl you d bunch of primroses. or
some other simple gilt, for the fellow ia
not oeEgaF, and he likes an exchange
OF cIyiliiies 'A"Nse
THE WEARING OF THE PRIMROSE.
Speaking of prlmroses. thew are asvor
91ouOtless know, toe flower badge of the
D9acohsle!d Conservatives. On Primrose
~, Api'l 10, the anniversary of the day
Mnen tLe Earl Of Beaconsfield died. Lon.
u r la'fLy blossoms out into primrose.
decorated men and women. the c0ster.
.noHaefa and the cabmen being LARGELY in
ne ne ascendant. HHe primrose was the
.-dli laVorite Hover. STRANGELY enough
Sne ""er classes in England are MALAY
.e'oteu 10 the Conservative causa ana
.ucJ wear the star-like flowers proudly in
bas Seu o"@I OF cap or on their donkey's
loWARD his LATTER DAYS.
by reason Of their exposure to ALI kinda
~ weather coeters seldom reach very old
80 nol are tAelr children rugged. They
nc euinoled into life and poverty in a
piUHlscuous sort of fashion. the moor
' "rler olten lacking any medical attend
Shce save such as can be comnasaed NV
nr, we services OF midwife as ignor-
W. ossio!y as the woman in labor.
lo Len lne cOster sickcns and dies. il he
tr w hol provided against such an event
49,, h'ocklng filled with pence and cha
nnOe, MS brother costeTs club togethar
ltar Jury nun as decently as they can.
an ~, ~ IS torture TO THIS class, as a rule 10
~ P"uper graves. On tho Other hand n
e,,,, Voeler i've and thrive he eventually
or frj, az Clustering, hires a green grocery
M is So hsn shop, and wakes Drosnarous
tLa ,ouHuay he takes his better half and
caiicyY uhSsters for an ''outing.D as II ia
G aaeu' 10 Epping Forest or Homnstead